Director, Head of Cloud

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NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS Approximately 8

MAIN PURPOSE OF

THE ROLE The Head of Cloud is accountable for defining and executing a multi-cloud strategy, leading multi-cloud infrastructure platforms and driving Cloud adoption across MUFGThe role holder will lead a team of 8 direct reports and establish a product management style cloud operating model to enable modernisation of ways of working and a shift to reuseable, standardised infrastructure services

The role holder will work extensively and collaboratively with colleagues in EMEA and across the globe to lead Azure, Oracle Cloud, and AWS offerings to deliver next generation Cloud technological solutions to MUFG business lines to support MUFG goals and objectives

The role holder will be the subject matter expert in cloud – preferably across Azure, Amazon Web Services and Oracle – having extensive experience of working with external cloud vendors and internal and external cloud solutions

The role holder will lead, educate and evangelise the use of cloud across MUFG to facilitate MUFG’s goals to modernise, reduce technology legacy debt, reduce technology and cyber risk, increase efficient and cost-effective adoption of AI, and rationalisation of applications and infrastructure.

The role holder will be accountable and responsible for all cloud implementation and launch service offerings including communications, education and service readiness. They will own and lead the investment planning and financial governance of cloud related projects and programmes

The role holder will own and manage the cost of cloud technologies and associated budget, licensing and vendor relationships to ensure cost efficiency, optimisation and Return on Investment The role holder will work with Head of Platform Engineering to deliver a reliable, robust, sustainable, scalable and efficient operating model by leveraging best practices

This role is an integral part of the department’s evolution and requires a blend of deep technical Cloud and engineering expertise, robust regulatory compliance knowledge alongside strong senior leadership skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Planning & Strategy Own and execute a comprehensive multi-cloud strategy directionally aligned to the MUFG cloud strategy at a global level. This role will be accountable for defining a technical roadmap for cloud that supports Business growth and strategy and enables modernisation of the EMEA technology stack and reduction of the physical data centre footprint

Accountable for designing, developing and supporting a world class product aligned cloud service across Azure, Oracle cloud and AWS, leading strong engineering disciple to deliver secure, scalable and sustainable patterns for MUFGOwns the vision, roadmap and operations of a product aligned cloud team balancing stability, scalability, innovation, data sovereignty and regulatory requirements

Provide leadership and subject matter expertise on cloud technologies and adoption of these across multiple regions and business lines to support the ongoing modernisation of the function, staying ahead of cloud technological advancements through knowledge and experience through internal and external networks

Own and develop cloud vendor relationships – ensuring world class levels of service for MUFGOwn and development of cloud first principles and framework – working…